UNCAGED SOUL || Attack on Titan x Reader

And Time Goes By || Eren Yeager

Pt. 9, END of "Unchained Melody" Mini-Series

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Everything in his life had become two. Two toothbrushes on the sink, two cups of coffee in the morning, and two slippers to warm the feet. There were so many things that evolved around him. And he was certain it wouldn't happen if he wasn't staying up late on the campus ground that particular day.

"Kiss me."

"Huh?"

Jean almost dropped the ice cream on his hand when you suddenly blurted the words out of the blue. His lips parted, heart beating so fast since he didn't expect you to request physical intimacy from him when the two of you were outside. He was usually the cocky one, but now, he was completely under your mercy.

"The song." You stuck your tongue out, licking his vanilla ice cream that was slowly dripping on the cone, just beside his fingers. "Sixpence None the Richer, it's one of my favourites." and God, you almost killed him.

"Oh," he blinked, now letting the music inside this diner fill his ears. "Oh! Yes, yes. A catchy song, I am not surprised." And he wanted to curse at himself for thinking you wanted him to kiss you.

That made him pout a bit though. For someone who usually had the upper hand, the one who thinks everything through with a logical mind, he could be so childish and petty at times. Like now, the thought of displaying affection had rotted in his mind. And he wanted to just move and sit beside you instead so he could kiss you easily.

But as if he would need to say something out loud. He gaped at you when he suddenly felt your soft thighs pressed against his. Without wasting another second, without giving him some time to process what was happening — your lips captured his, and let your tongue intertwine.

It was vanilla. The taste of him. Sweet but not the one that was sickening. Not surprising, knowing it was your boyfriend. You let out a small chuckle in between the kiss. The same goes to him as he slipped his free hand on your nape, while still being careful with the ice cream in the other hand.

The song that was played from the jukebox became the background music of this scene. A lovely moment between a man and a woman who was destined to be together. With both of their eyes closed and lips curled into soft smiles, there was no one else in this world except them.

At least for a moment there, that was exactly what you and him felt.

No one dared to comment, not even a pair of parents who had their kids with them, a girl and a boy, as they walked past your table. Jean had his focus on you, one hundred percent. But when you leaned away to get some air, he couldn't help but hear the giggles that left the daughter's lips.

"Ma! I want love like that!"

And it made him want to cry because — he once dreamed the same.

"Your ice cream is melting, Jeanny."

"Hm, it's alright."

His molten copper orbs never once looked away from the beautiful sight in front of him. You were the same, you only smiled and dazedly settled your gaze upon him. Just a couple who were smitten with one another. A type of love that kept on blooming, not lessening even after years went by. "You will help me finish it, right?"

"Always," Even when you snorted, something that might appear unattractive to some, he liked it. "Come on, let me help you eat it, and then we can go home and cuddle." Jean really loved anything about you, whatever you did. And he would make sure he never lost it.